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Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley MNZM (born 14 September 1969) is a Samoan-New Zealander actor, television presenter, writer, journalist, director, and comedian. He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding.
Oscar Kightley has brought his writing and performing talents to stage, television and the big screen. Along the way he has been a key player in bringing Pasifika stories into New Zealand's mainstream.
Oscar Kightley was born on 14 September 1969. He is a writer and actor, known for Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012).
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Aug 6, 2022 · Playwright Oscar Kightley sits down with Q+A to talk about the 25th anniversary performance of his show Dawn Raids, and the place of Pasifika in New Zealand Show more.
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Oscar Kightley is a celebrated writer, actor, director and television presenter. He is a key part of comedy theatre troupe The Naked Samoans, whose members are behind the hit TV animation series bro’Town and the feature film Sione’s Wedding.
Aug 18, 2022 · As his play returns to the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau, Oscar Kightley sits down with Toby Manhire to reflect on the injustices it tackles, on a dazzling body of work, on family, on...
Sep 19, 2022 · 24 years after the original production hit the stage, Oscar Kightley has bought his screenplay Dawn Raids back for the mainstage in 2022. Kightley wrote the play at the age of 25, performed in 1997 by Pacific Underground, depicting the events of the 1970s raids inflicted on Pacific Islanders by the New Zealand Government. In 2022 ...
